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World Bank urged to probe links with Uzbek cotton
2014-12-18 14:37:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The World Bank's internal watchdog is being urged to investigate whether its projects are contributing to the use of forced labour in in the cotton sector of Uzbekistan.
Ancient wisdom boosts sustainability of biotech cotton
2014-12-16 04:06:41| Biotech - Topix.net
Advocates of biotech crops and those who favor traditional farming practices such as crop diversity often seem worlds apart, but a new study shows that these two approaches can be compatible. An international team led by Chinese scientists and Bruce Tabashnik at the University of Arizona's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences discovered that the diverse patchwork of crops in northern China slowed adaptation to genetically engineered cotton by a wide-ranging insect pest.
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Cotton Prices on International and Domestic Markets (Weekly Report)
2014-12-15 15:03:04| EmergingTextiles.com
Cotton prices slightly recovered in the last week on the international market with however clear signs they could further drop on domestic markets in China, India and Pakistan. Our weekly cotton report covers the international futures market in New York and physical indicator "A Index". Domestic cotton prices in China, India and Pakistan are also reviewed through a large number of tables and charts. Price data are systematically compared while latest trends being analysed. Daily data of the past 12-month period on the international and domestic markets are available for download.
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Pakistan Cotton Yarn Export Prices (Monthly Report)
2014-12-12 23:04:45| EmergingTextiles.com
Cotton yarn export prices resisted the decline in cotton prices in the last weeks in Pakistan, over an expected fall in production. Prices could however be cut in coming days, our Pakistan Correspondent reports. Yarn export data are also released in volume and value terms. Historical data back to 2005, 2006 or 2010, are available for download.
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VIDEO: 'Crisis' for India's cotton producers
2014-12-12 00:58:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
India's cotton producers say they are at a crisis point because of falling demand and plunging prices. The BBC's Ashleigh Nghiem reports on the problem.
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